Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-16
A Famous Hunter.

Now and then man is seen in a COM
paratiYely humble position whose fame
is almost worldwide. Such a man Is
Mr.. F. @. Selous. Those who have
read anything Of South Africa have
heard Of Mr.. SelOus the great hunter.
He figures In probably every book that
has been written South Africa for
the past fifteen years. He is the most
noted of African hunters and has writ
ten a book on his Wanderings IN Africa
that Is regarded as a guide TO sport ia
that part of the world.
SelOus rarely gets nearer to the coast
than Klerksdorp ia the Iranayaal, and
his hunting grounds are two months
travel north of that little town. he Is
always accompanied by several negro
servants, who drive his two great OK
wagons and perform the usual duties Of
the camp. About once a year Selous
turns up in Klerksdorp with his two
wagons filed with ivory, hides, horns,
hunting trophies and other products Of
tine chase. He is a born hunter. Like
Daniel Boone he loves nothing so much
as to leave civilization hundreds Of
miles behind him. he buries himself
In the great wilderness south Of the
Zambesi. where native tribes are few
and feeble and game Is maFvelously
plentiful. There he Wanders at viii
shooting elephants, anteiopes, bunaloes.
and other big game. He carries with
him a supply Of groceries, but lives
largely on the game he kills. When
he has loaded his wagons he returns to
the Transvaai trading post. where he sells
the fruits of his rifle, sometimes for
several thousands Of dollars. He loads
up with goods to barter emong the ma
tives, and is eff again TO the wilderness
as soon as possible.
SeloUs has had many adventures,
some of which were of q very urpisas-
ant character Ia 1879 he wandered,
one day, away rom ms ms, and
was unable to find them again. He was
not IN the game county, but was S. the
midst of a trRckless and sun-paFched
wilderness, through which he wandered
for four days without a particle Of food
or drink. On one Of his cheeks IS g
deep scar where q wounded buffalo
once tore the flesh with one OF its horns.
he hunts over very wide range Of
country, and now and then appears
among tribes he has never visited be
fore. Sometimes the natives are not
very hospitable, but SelOus has plenty
of tact, and makes friends wherever his
Wanderings take him. Lo BenQula. the
powerful King Of the Matabsti, always
permits Selous to pass through his
country on his hunting tours, though he
often denies the requests Of other white
men. @Selous, said the savage Non
arch to MOntagu Kerr, 'is q young Hon. >
Biographies, the world over, know
Of 6elous, for he Is almost IS fond 81
exploration as he is Of hunting, and.
what IS better, he can accurately de-
scribe what hs sees, and can make 6
good map Of any region he visits. Once
In a while one VII see 10 some geo
graphical periodical q map OF some
river that 8eIous has traced from itg
source to It's mouth. it Is always an
afdHent Of the IiueoEo o. AaDbeas
rivers or Of their lnEI.gE tzlbutaFlsz- In
this way he has largely extended hls
fame, for he has made himself interest
ing not only TO lovers Of adventure ard
field sports, but also TO men Of science.
Selous is a humble hunter and explorer
but there Is hardly a white man ~
South Africa who would not feel lit
tie paag If any disaster befelf him. He
would be Gaourned, too, b. many
thousands Of poor black people and
many friends he never saw IA Europe
and America would speak Of him 80
words % KIND appEeciatlon.--lselg toIfe
SEs9s.